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Slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba's only surviving remains, a single tooth, arrives in Kinshasa where it is due to be laid to rest later this week. IMAGES
The funeral of Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno, who the authorities say died this week after fighting rebels, began in the capital Ndjamena on Friday. His coffin, draped in the national flag and surrounded by troops from the elite Presidential Guard, was driven on the back of a pickup truck to the Place de la Nation square for ceremonies attended by foreign leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
The coffin carrying the remains of Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe arrives ahead of his burial in his rural village on Saturday afternoon. IMAGES
The heads of state and government arrive at the international ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings on Omaha beach in Normandy. IMAGES
Members of the jury, presided over by American director Greta Gerwig, walk the red carpet before the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. IMAGES